Jun. 21, 2008
Homeschoolers of Maine upcoming Events.
HOME Upcoming Events
*** Barry Stebbing Returns to Maine!
In July, Barry Stebbing, artist, author and teacher, will be in Maine to
present art classes for homeschoolers aged 5 - adult. Three-day classes are
scheduled for July 21, 22 and 23 from 9:00am - 11:30am or 1:00pm - 3:30pm
in Skowhegan and July 24, 25 and 26 in Rockland from 9:00am - 11:30am.
Classes will include instruction in art appreciation, beginning drawing,
beginning painting, and more!
Register now to receive a reduced rate. Late fees will be applied to those
registering after July 7. For more information and to register for the
Skowhegan class, please contact Tracy Smith at 474-5349 or
onaturel@o-nature-l.com. For more information and to register for the
Rockland class, please contact Kathy Green at 763-2880 or
homeschl@midcoast.com.
For more information on Barry Stebbing, his books and his
classes, please visit www.howgreatthouart.com
*** Getting Started in Homeschooling
- Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 2:00pm at the HOME Office
Are you just beginning to homeschool? Are you researching the option for
your family? Plan to attend this workshop!
We will cover the following topics:
Maine's new homeschooling law
Record keeping
Curriculum planning
Helpful resources
Portfolios and evaluations
Support groups
Special needs
And much more!
Call the HOME office at 763-2880 to register.
*** Saturday Morning Coffee at the HOME Office
Are you in need of support, encouragement, answers or ideas? In some areas
of our state, local support can be hard to find. Help is never really very
far away, though. You are always welcome at the HOME Office! Support from
HOME is always just a phone call or email away. Visits to the HOME Office
are welcomed, too (please call ahead first). Now you can also join other
homeschoolers on the third Saturday of each month at the HOME Office for an
informal time of fellowship and sharing over a cup of coffee. Join us at
10:00am on any or all of the following Saturdays in 2008:
June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18,
November 15, and December 20 (please call ahead to confirm).
*** For a list of all upcoming HOME Events in 2008, visit
http://www.homeschoolersofmaine.org/event_calendar.htm |
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You've had arguments over the comparative quality of Fried Dough.
You call four inches of snow "a dusting."
You don't understand why there aren't fried clam shacks elsewhere in the county.
You know what an Irving is and the location of 15 of them.
You knew all the flavors at Perry's Nut House.
Your car is covered in yellow-green dust in May.
You can drive the Augusta traffic circle without slowing down.
You've hung out at a gravel pit.
You think a mosquito could be a species of bird.
You once skipped school and went to Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach or Reid State Park.
Even your school cafeteria made good chowder.
You've almost fallen asleep driving between Houlton and Presque Isle.
You know how to pronounce Calais.
You've made a meal out of a Jordan's red dye hot-dog, a bag of Humpty Dumpty potato chips and a can of soda.
You've gone to a Grange bean supper.
In high school, you (or a friend) packed Deering Ice Cream cones.
At least once in your life, a seagull pooped on your head.
At least once in your life you've said, "It smells like the mill in here."
There's a fruit and vegetable stand within 10 minutes of your house.
You crave Italian sandwiches at least weekly.
Your house converts to a B&B every July and August for people from away that you happen to know.
All year long you're tracking sand in the house-from the beach in the summer and the roads and sidewalks in the winter.
You have to have the sand cleaned out of your brake system every spring.
You do the majority of your shopping out of Uncle Henry's.
You've ditched the car on the side of the road somewhere because you thought you saw some good fiddleheads!
You know a lobster pot is a trap, not a kettle.
You know not to plant tender crops until the last full moon in May.
You go to the dump and bring back more than you brought.
You've watched "Murder she Wrote" and snickered at the stupid fake accents.
You know how to find the rope swing at the quarry.
You take the New Hampshire toll personally.
You always wave when you see a Maine license plate in another state.
When you're supposed to dress up, you wear flannel with a tie.
There's too much "stuff" in your 2 "cah" garage to get either of your cars into it.
You know what a frappe is.
L.L. Bean's not just a store, it's a way of life.
"The City" means exclusively Portland.
"Salt damage" is a viable insurance claim.
All of the traffic lights blink yellow at 10 o'clock at night.
It's not a storm - it's a Nor'eastah.
"Open 24/7" might as well be Greek.
More stores have "Bienvenue" flags than "Welcome" flags.
You eat ice cream with flavors like 'Moose Tracks" and "Maine Black Bear".
You know that a chocolate doughnut is not a white doughnut with chocolate frosting.
You wouldn't eat beans in tomato sauce or Manhattan clam chowder if you were starving!
As a child, you played outside in a snow storm without hat, mittens, scarf and with your jacket open because it was just a little cool.
The area around your back door is referred to as "the dooryard".
You eat potato chips with flavors such as "clam dip", "ketchup" and "dill pickle".
You call the basement "downcellah."
There is only one shopping plaza in town.
You use "wicked" as a multipurpose part of speech
Your pickup has more mud on it then the ground around it for a 15 foot radius.
More than 1/2 the meat in your freezer is moose.
You enjoy a hot chocolate more than a margarita.
If your "luxury vehicle" is a twelve-year-old rustbucket on wheels.
If your dog eats better than you do, and more often too.
If you never say what you paid for an item but how much you "give" for it.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maine.
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